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I think there's a larger cultural phenomenon at play here. Perhaps it's just me or or maybe my generation (those born in the late 70s) has a somewhat unique pe

I think there's a larger cultural phenomenon at play here. Perhaps it's just me or or maybe my generation (those born in the late 70s) has a somewhat unique perspective on this but I think there were 3 pivotal developments around the end of the 80s / the beginning of the 90s: - the fall of the Iron Curtain - the advent of the World Wide Web and widespread use of personal computers and the internet - globalisation becoming a considerable and perceptible factor in everyday life (mainly due to developments #1 and #2) These developments to some extent caused cultural perceptions and distinctions - both spatial and temporal - to blur. In my personal perception the 80s are still just 10 years ago.

dpark 9y ago
> In my personal perception the 80s are still just 10 years ago I think it's got less to do with any world events and more to do with the fact that you reached adulthood around then. The mid-80s were about 10 years before you graduated. The 90s started 10 years before I graduated, so that's my "10 years ago" point. Meanwhile the people born right after I graduated are about to reach adulthood, which feels like an impossible reality.
cholantesh 9y ago
> In my personal perception the 80s are still just 10 years ago. I have experienced this for the 90s, when I grew up. It truly is freaky to have that brief realisation that T2 is over 25 years old.